Masamoon (Masamune) was a 12th Century sword maker and blacksmith. Regarded as Japan's greatest swordsmith. Steel sharpens steel. Big Left, Frankie Fadeless, Billy NoJokes and Aztek the Barfly adopted the same concept and incorporated it into a monster of a rap group and are my guests on Episode 230 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace. Complimenting each other and sharpening each other's different styles, creating an amazing outcome. We go into a brief history of these four gentlemen before "Masamoon", then talk a little about movies and what sparked Masamoon to be formed. This was a lot of fun. I hope you enjoy. Respect.

Masamoon. (Big Left. Frankie Fadeless. Billy NoJokes. Aztek The Barfly)

Something a bit different. I sit down with my friend Kevin Bednarz for a laid-back discussion. He is a ridiculous artist, an entrepreneur as well as a member of the Delta Bravo Urban Exploration Team. 
I met him through Danny Boy O'Connor at the All-Star Comic Con, a convention he put together, in which Danny was a guest.
We talk everything from his pop-up art show,  to tracking down film locations as well as the book I'm writing. 
Kevin is one of the good ones. Enjoy! 

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Kevin Bednarz (Artist. Explorer. Entrepreneur)

I have been wanting to have a conversation with my guest for a few years. He was ridiculously busy, then a pandemic got in the way, and then I killed off the podcast for a couple of years. He's since semi-retired and less busy, the pandemic is over, and the podcast is back from the dead. My guest is the legend himself, Louie Beato. Drummer for Carnivore, Fallout, and Agnostic Front.
We talked about everything from the above-mentioned bands to Lenny & John's Pizza, Animal Hall, iguanas, and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre to the unfortunate and tragic passing of Peter Steele and Keith Alexander. 

This was a lot of fun to do. Thanks again for your time, Louie!


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Louie Beateaux (Carnivore. Agnostic Front. Fallout)

The one and only Sal Bbruscato is my guest on this episode of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace. We speak about growing up in Brooklyn in the mid-eighties into the nineties and how he wound up meeting Peter Steele. From playing drums in Toximia to becoming a member of Type O Negative. We discuss recording Slow, Deep and Hard as well as Bloody Kisses. We touch on his time in Life Of Agony for a bit as well as recording River Runs Red. Then into him creating A Pale Horse Named Death. He has a new project in the works which we discuss as well, King of the Locusts. I hope he releases some new material sooner than later. This was, as always, a fun conversation to have. Respect.

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Sal Abruscato (Type O Negative. Life Of Agony. APHND. King Of The Locusts)

You were warned, and I knew it was gonna happen.

Prepare yourself for a barrage of banter, jokes, offensive language, and nonsense from four underground rappers and producers.
Diabolic has been on several times before, as has Coast Locastro. I hit up Nightwalker to see if he was down to come on the podcast, and he was, and told me he just wrapped a record with A.M. Early Morning, so it would be cool to talk about it.
We go from why Coast is wearing Amazon sunglasses in a dark room, why a couple of us live like cavemen and don't have the new, fancy bidet models, to inclement weather, the mafia, gangs in Chicago, my book Relatively Unscathed and what Coast ate for dinner earlier that night. 
Strap in because it's a chaotic one. Respect.

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The Rap Trainwreck (Diabolic. Nightwalker. Coast. A.M. Early Morning)

Joe Stanley is the guest on this episode of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace. I had him on very briefly during a This Is Hardcore Festival back in 2017.
This time around, we have a full conversation about what he has been up to as well as his new charity, PERSEVERANCE that supports Veterans. He is a combat veteran himself and has seen his share of conflict. 
Joe is a great guy and I have nothing but the utmost respect for him and what he is doing in order to give back to veterans with PTSD.

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Joe Stanley (Perseverance. Veteran. Departed)

My guest on this episode was years overdue to join me on the podcast. My friend, singer for Everybody Gets Hurt, Red Eyed Devil, formerly of Terror Ave. and Setback... Vato Rob Cullin aka Twiggz, aka Rob EGH aka Rob IDS. The guitarist, Miami Frank and drummer, Mario for EGH make cameos for a couple of minutes.
We talk about everything from the early days of EGH and how Terror Ave. was spawned. We go into the initial break-up of EGH and into Red Eyed Devil. Along with the music of Red Eyed Devil, which was an honor for me to sit and witness its progression from the first and second demos and the full length record. Rob talks about how him and bass player Chris B. met and their long-lasting friendship since Junior High School. Rob is one of my favorite humans on the planet and has nothing but respect for him and each and every one of the members of the band.
Rest in Peace, Lil Gregg Heyward. 
We all miss ya, kid! Enjoy.

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Vato Rob (Everybody Gets Hurt. Red Eyed Devil. Terror Ave.)

It's Clobberin' Time!!!

The return of Lou Koller of Sick Of It All has dropped on all platforms. It's been several years since he was on the podcast. A lot has happened since we last had a conversation like this.
"Scratch The Surface" turned 30 years old, "Blood, Sweat and No Tears" turned 35!
"Death To Tyrants" turned 18, and "Based On A True Story" made its 14th revolution around the sun. We talk about all of that. 
From anniversaries, to the impact of the pandemic on touring, to recording a new record. We might talk about Craig Ahead and wonder why a particular band is his choice as a benchmark for hardcore. From Steven Seagal to miniature ponies to the recording of "Wake The Sleeping Dragon"... we cover a lot.
We go for just under two hours after we both wondered what we were going to talk about. This was a lot of fun, a lot of laughs, and was awesome to catch up with him. The utmost respect. 
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The Return of Lou Koller (Sick Of It All)

Listen up! 
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Cuz Joe and I sat down for an hour and a half. 
We start off talking about the hypocrisy and lies surrounding what was going to be a show in Tompkins Square Park to benefit Jesse Malin. But it worked out and it was moved to this Friday night at Irving Plaza. 
We go into this years BnB Bowl where 
Agnostic Front is celebrating and 40 years of "Victim in Pain".
From the new NYC Tattoo and Arts Convention at Terminal 5 to stories about The Outlaw Vinnie Stigma, reminiscing about past BnB Bowls to the 
East Village Radio show coming back.
This was a lot of fun to do. He'll definitely be back on whenever something is coming up. Thanks for your time, Cuz. Respect.

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Masamoon. (Big Left. Frankie Fadeless. Billy NoJokes. Aztek The Barfly)

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